Ctera
Category: Data Management
Presenter: Liran Eshel, Co-Founder and CEO

Judges:
Stephen Jordan, Pfizer
Larry Dignan, ZDNet
Mitchell Kertzman, Hummer Winblad
Mark Bagley, British Telecom

Company Description: “CTERA Networks is introducing an innovative approach to cloud data storage called Cloud Attached Storage™. By marrying the performance and simplicity of Network Attached Storage (NAS) with the scalability and reliability of cloud storage services into a single hybrid appliance-based solution, CTERA empowers service providers to launch new services that enable small businesses, consumers and enterprise teleworkers to share, synchronize and backup files online. CTERA’s CloudPlug is a tiny Cloud Attached Storage appliance that transforms any USB drive into a NAS device integrated secure online backup, no desktop software necessary.”

About Liran: Liran Eshel has more than 15 years of managerial experience in software, security and networking technologies. Prior to founding CTE RA, Mr. Eshel was Chief Executive Officer of SofaWare Technologies, a subsidiary of Check Point, where he was responsible for defining strategy and overall executive management over a period of eight years. Previously, Mr. Eshel served as an officer in an elite technological unit of the Israel Defense Forces managing various R&D teams, and in 2000 won Israel’s prestigious National Defense Award.